Feeling stuck with Gentoo? Explore alternatives that might suit you better.
Feeling stuck with Gentoo? Explore alternatives that might suit you better.
I've been runnig gentoo for quite a long time now and i'm finally tired of it... i've heard a lot about manjaro but, should I go for suse, good old debian? I can't decide but it needs to be done this weekend and right now I'm not looking for reasons, i just want people to impose their distro on me. __________ Ok, I suppose I should elaborate a little bit more about it. I've been wanting to upgrade my main system for a while and i'm either super lucky or super cursed but my old stuff got fried, so I built a ryzen/vega system and it seemed like the perfect time to change OS too. I'm more of a gnome guy. Not a fan of canonical. I'm very comfortable with terminal. Don't really mind PM Stable > Rolling Then again, as I said, i'm really open to anything right now.
You can find reviews on https://www.dedoimedo.com/ that are both intriguing and humorous. Manjaro is developed by a small group focused on community input, which sometimes affects its stability. Fedora tends to have issues, especially after new releases. MX Linux from the Debian world receives positive feedback, though it doesn’t use system.d, potentially causing conflicts with certain external software. It was originally built by former Mepis developers and often launches many services at startup. After years of trying different distros, I remain deeply dissatisfied with what’s available in 2018 and continue using Xubuntu. It can be adapted, but it still isn’t ideal.
I recently moved from Debian 9 to Fedora 28 myself, and it wasn’t as intense as I anticipated. I expected the new package manager (dnf) to be tricky, but it’s very similar to apt. The main challenge was learning which package names matched what I needed. Plus, all my drivers came pre-installed—just like on Debian, I had to add wifi and update the graphics driver. On the downside, I still needed to install a few extra packages for YouTube and Vimeo to work, and I’ve noticed my system freezing unexpectedly, especially when watching YouTube. It might be related to drivers or firmware, but I’m not sure yet.
You're currently using OpenSUSE, but consider exploring Fedora. Debian Solidax and Tanglu are worth checking out.
I recommend Manjaro. It's built on Arch, but it's beginner-friendly. Even though you're advanced, you mentioned you're tired of Gentoo, so you won't have to deal with distros made just for beginners. If you'd like, you can install Arch Linux — that's my top choice.
Consider using Gentoo without systemd and stick to Devuan for a more stable setup. It runs sysvinit instead. For an experience similar to Gentoo with openrc and rolling updates, Artix Linux is Arch-based and supports openrc. However, the system feels unstable, so you might want to try Artix’s Arch version, remove OpenBoxes, and install your preferred desktop environment and window manager. If you’re comfortable with systemd, Debian offers a stable option, or Arch provides rolling releases. The main issue with Debian and "stable" distributions is limited package support and outdated software. Workarounds like PPAs or Flatpak exist, but updates may still be missing and new features could be missed.